Valeria Bhunu
| Country (sports) | Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 April 1995 Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$35,155 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 137–99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 497 (14 November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 973 (30 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 52–70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 534 (21 November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1525 (30 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valeria Bhunu (born 3 April 1995) is a Zimbabwean tennis player.[1]
Bhunu has won three singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 November 2016, she reached her world's best singles ranking, No. 497. On 21 November 2016, she peaked at No. 534 in the doubles rankings.[2]
In 2015, she played for Zimbabwe in the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo where she won the bronze medal in women's singles and doubles.
In 2022, Bhunu was given three years and three months suspension for anti-doping rules violations.[3] Her sentence ended in 2025 and she started playing tennis again in February of that year.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W10 | Hard | Katharina Hering | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Grand-Baie, Mauritius | W10 | Hard | Snehadevi Reddy | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Corroios, Portugal | W15 | Hard | Paige Hourigan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Saki Imamura | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2021 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | W25 | Hard | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 2025 | ITF Hillcrest, South Africa | W15 | Hard | Astrid Cirotte | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (6 runner-ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W10 | Hard | Lesedi Sheya Jacobs | Madrie Le Roux Erika Vogelsang |
6–7(6), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2015 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | W25 | Hard | Ester Masuri | Margarita Lazareva Valeriya Strakhova |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W10 | Hard | Linnea Malmqvist | Kaitlyn Christian Chanel Simmonds |
0–6, 6–7(3) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | W10 | Hard | Linnea Malmqvist | Ilze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Mar 2018 | ITF Manama, Bahrain | W15 | Hard | Emily Webley-Smith | Fatma Al-Nabhani Marian Capadocia |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Lina Soussi | Anastasiia Gureva Ekaterina Khayrutdinova |
1–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ "Valeria Bhunu | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Valeria Bhunu ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Decision in the case of Valeria Bhunu